tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029080549970937050.post3398375298731008815..comments2018-03-16T07:31:18.232-07:00Comments on The Sailing House Barge Autarkia: Autarkia's Pooper Part 3Alan Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17633386901505182550noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029080549970937050.post-55083608692631675632017-04-27T06:11:29.005-07:002017-04-27T06:11:29.005-07:00Again Paintedjaguar thanks for your comments, and ...Again Paintedjaguar thanks for your comments, and no I in no way think that you are trying to convince me of something. I value everyone&#39;s input and advice. That said, the decision about having a hot water heater is definitely something we&#39;ll do if we find we need it though. We even discussed its location last night!Alan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633386901505182550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029080549970937050.post-51135988242663795332017-04-26T11:15:12.024-07:002017-04-26T11:15:12.024-07:00I&#39;m not trying to convince you of anything, Al...I&#39;m not trying to convince you of anything, Alan. The best way to determine what one can live without is to try it. I went for 15 years taking mostly just the kind of &quot;navy&quot; showers you&#39;re talking about. For anything more I had to haul out all my pans and heat water on the stove. But it is hard to beat a long, hot shower or bath to rectify borderline hypothermia or just to really open up your pores. Dmitry Orlov&#39;s sauna idea would do the trick too, I suppose.<br /><br />The arrangement you&#39;re talking about would be cheaper and more robust, if less convenient, but there is one other consideration - an on demand water heater might actually be more parsimonious of both propane and water - IF one exercised restraint. <br /><br />I&#39;m enjoying following your adventure, especially the details of planning and construction. Like you, my thoughts and tastes run towards the unorthodox and improvisational. A sailing houseboat is exactly what I&#39;d love to have for myself. It&#39;s beyond me why you don&#39;t see more of them.paintedjaguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12543155841059132978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029080549970937050.post-81885503414950890372017-04-25T17:31:55.649-07:002017-04-25T17:31:55.649-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.paintedjaguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12543155841059132978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029080549970937050.post-25469377964201030302017-04-25T16:42:07.735-07:002017-04-25T16:42:07.735-07:00Thanks for those links Paintedjaguar. For persona...Thanks for those links Paintedjaguar. For personal hygiene we are thinking more along the lines of a garden sprayer shower rather than baths. A kettle of boiling water in a gallon of cold water would do the trick... in the summer weather solar bag showers work quite well given my camping experience with them.Alan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633386901505182550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029080549970937050.post-76601822137559702042017-04-25T12:32:58.201-07:002017-04-25T12:32:58.201-07:00Well, you intend to have both DC power and propane...Well, you intend to have both DC power and propane. A few years ago I installed this RV-500 tankless on-demand water heater in the travel trailer I was living in. At the time it was apparently the only such heater made for RV&#39;s and the price was about double that for a standard heater. I sold the trailer not long after, but the heater seemed to work well enough. The water temperature was mostly regulated by the flow rate, so that was a little different.<br /><br />http://www.precisiontemp.com/rv-500-tankless-water-heater/<br /><br />Looks as if they&#39;ve added some kind of regulation system intended to keep the water temperature constant at different flow rates. Also a marine model:<br /><br />http://www.precisiontemp.com/showermate-m-550-marine-tankless-water-heater/<br /><br />Here&#39;s another RV model from a different manufacturer:<br /><br />http://www.adventurerv.net/girard-tankless-propane-water-heater-p-27164.html<br /><br />I heated my water on the stove for over a year, but it took me an hour or two to get enough for a small bath - after a while I tired of that. Less of a problem when you are limiting your water consumption, of course.paintedjaguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12543155841059132978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029080549970937050.post-89930683320687080462017-04-25T08:01:03.418-07:002017-04-25T08:01:03.418-07:00Thanks Paintedjaguar. We still haven&#39;t address...Thanks Paintedjaguar. We still haven&#39;t addressed that issue yet...still thinking about heating water on the stove but in a large insulated vessel with a spigot so we can store the hot water safely for a few hours. We may also be generating enough juice with the solar to run a small fridge. We&#39;ll see...Alan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633386901505182550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029080549970937050.post-50412466550700827462017-04-25T02:01:29.673-07:002017-04-25T02:01:29.673-07:00Wow. That flexible solar kit makes for nice sleek ...Wow. That flexible solar kit makes for nice sleek lines, doesn&#39;t it? As tech marches on, self-sufficiency is looking more and more attractive, though having lived without plumbed hot water and effective refrigeration/freezing I&#39;ve found I do feel deprived without those luxuries.paintedjaguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12543155841059132978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029080549970937050.post-47782936535447639262017-04-23T09:43:27.439-07:002017-04-23T09:43:27.439-07:00Thanks David. I used a shotgun to take out a wasps...Thanks David. I used a shotgun to take out a wasps nest once. It worked quite well - the nest was there, and then it wasn&#39;t. But carpenter bees with a pellet gun - that finesse!<br />Alan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633386901505182550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029080549970937050.post-6189772812713391742017-04-23T05:35:25.553-07:002017-04-23T05:35:25.553-07:00Looks good, Alan. I like shooting stuff with a p...Looks good, Alan. I like shooting stuff with a pellet gun, too, although it&#39;s been a long time. I&#39;ve been threatening to get one for killing the carpenter bees that eat my house. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888319075167956385noreply@blogger.com